The Cottonwood Institute and Operation: Military Kids are offering a free Essential Survival Skills Overnight course during spring break for teenagers with parents serving in the military. The course will be held near Grand Junction, Colorado from March 19-20, 2011 and will teach survival skills like shelter building, fire making, survival kits, and include an interactive survival challenge and environmental service project. Space is limited to 12 students so interested families should call 303-447-1076 to register.

1. The Cottonwood Institute and Operation: Military Kids
are proud to present the…
O PERATION : M ILITARY K IDS
E SSENTIAL S URVIVAL S KILLS O VERNIGHT
“Changing the world, one adventure at a time!”
S PRING B REAK : M ARCH 19-20, 2011
The Cottonwood Institute is excited to collaborate with the Operation: Military Kids to offer our
Essential Survival Skills Overnight course to teenagers who have parents currently serving in the
military. Thanks to some generous Cottonwood Institute donors, this course is available to military
families free of charge, but space is limited so apply today!
During this course, we will camp out under the stars near Grand Junction. Students will learn about
survival priorities, tips, strategies, and techniques, practice making survival shelters, primitive and
modern fires, participate in an interactive survival challenge, learn how to make a survival kit, and
complete an environmental service project to help give back to the land. This course will be action
packed, so get ready to learn how to survive!
Limited to 12 students
Amazing Leadership Opportunity!
To Register Call: 303.447.1076
Scholarships Available for Active Military Families
The Cottonwood Institute is a 501(c)3 educational non-profit organization based in Denver, CO
and we collaborate with schools and community organizations to connect students to the outdoors
and to empower them to take action to help improve their schools, their communities, and the environment.